Freakonomics Radio
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Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior.
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Episodes
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Dec 24, 2015 • 42min
Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition (Rebroadcast)
A team of economists has been running the numbers on the U.N.'s development goals. They have a different view of how those billions of dollars should be spent.
Dec 17, 2015 • 1h 1min
231. Is Migration a Basic Human Right?
The argument for open borders is compelling -- and deeply problematic.
Dec 10, 2015 • 32min
230. The Cheeseburger Diet
One woman's quest to find the best burger in town can teach all of us to eat smarter.
Dec 3, 2015 • 47min
229. Ben Bernanke Gives Himself a Grade
He was handed the keys to the global economy just as it started heading off a cliff. Fortunately, he'd seen this movie before.
Nov 26, 2015 • 40min
Why Do People Keep Having Children? (Rebroadcast)
Even a brutal natural disaster doesn't diminish our appetite for procreating. This surely means we're heading toward massive overpopulation, right? Probably not.
Nov 19, 2015 • 46min
228. Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late?
In our collective zeal to reform schools and close the achievement gap, we may have lost sight of where most learning really happens -- at home.
Nov 12, 2015 • 46min
227. Should Everyone Be in a Rock Band?
Lessons from Tom Petty's rise and another rocker's fall.
Nov 5, 2015 • 38min
226. Food + Science = Victory!
A kitchen wizard and a nutrition detective talk about the perfect hamburger, getting the most out of garlic, and why you should use vodka in just about everything.
Oct 29, 2015 • 40min
225. Am I Boring You?
Researchers are trying to figure out who gets bored - and why - and what it means for ourselves and the economy. But maybe there's an upside to boredom?
Oct 22, 2015 • 36min
How to Save $1 Billion Without Even Trying (Rebroadcast)
Doctors, chefs, and other experts are much more likely than the rest of us to buy store-brand products. What do they know that we don't?
